Just wanted to add my 2 cents for archival purposes…
As far as I know you can’t collect from a self employed position, unless you are in a union with group benefits. If you are making money as a freelancer AND collecting unemployment, you legally have to report the income, and it will most likely terminate your benefits. If this is the case, try to get paid in small cash increments and keep it off the books (total payments of $500 or less are typically not reported by a business). It is unfortunate but there aren’t many breaks for the small guys. It can be frustrating. Especially for a lot of us in the middle area with employees and taxes out the wad… but I’ll save that rant for another day.